Novell's User Agents And Service Agents - Novell EDIRECTORY 8.8 SP5 - ADMINISTRATION Administration Manual

16.5.1 Novell's User Agents and Service Agents

The Novell Client includes software for User Agents and Service Agents. The software is installed
automatically during a client installation when one of the IP protocol options is chosen.
SLP must be available for the client to function and should be used before other Service Name
resolving methods (eDirectory, SAP, etc.) by the client. Otherwise, changing most of the SLP
configuration parameters will have no functional effect on a Workstation/UA because SLA is either
not available or is not being used to resolve service names.
To configure the parameters, go to the Novell Client Configuration property pages (right-click
Network Neighborhood or My Network Places, then click Properties > Services > Novell Client for
Windows NT > Properties).
SLP Configuration Parameters
Service Location Tab
The following paragraphs describe the options found on the Service Location tab of the Novell
Client for Windows NT.
Scope List: Defines what SLP scopes the UA will participate in. Controls what DAs and SAs the
UA will communicate with for SLP Service queries.
If the SA/DA is not in a scope specified at the UA, the UA will not send a request or accept a
response from it. The exception to this is if there is no scope specified, then the UA will participate
in the unscoped scope.
Scope entries can be set in a precedence order by using the Up- and Down-arrows. Scopes can come
from three different sources: Static, DHCP, and Dynamic. As with other SLP settings, Static scopes
have a higher preference than DHCP scopes, and DHCP scopes have a higher preference than
Dynamic scopes for locating services.
Table 16-5
Default Value
Valid Values
Static: Checking the Static check box will prevent the client from dynamically adding scopes
discovered from the known active DAs. The active DAs can be checked by executing the SLPINFO
command. If the Static check box is not checked, then when the client discovers a DA that
participates in a scope that was previously unknown to the client, the client will add the scope to its
list in memory and can then query for SLP Services in that scope.
Table 16-6
Default Value
Valid Values
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Scope List Values
Static Values
Empty
Any entry will be accepted, but should match the
scope name used with the SAs/DAs you want to
communicate with.
Unchecked (Off)
Checked/Unchecked (On/Off)